Serie A, there’s a risk of postponement on the day: there’s a precedent in 2005 that gives pause for thought
Serie A, la giornata rischia di essere rinviata: il precedente del 2005 fa riflettere – SerieAnews
The 25th day of Serie A has already kicked off last night with the anticipation between Lecce and Udinese ended amidst a thousand controversies over a penalty of discord. Both from the Salento side, which contested the granting of the maximum penalty, and from the Friulian side, for the quarrel between Lucca and Thauvin over who should take it.
Saturday, on the other hand, saw the resounding stop of Lazio, stopped on a draw by penultimate Venezia, but also the defeat of Milan, which ended up knocked out at the hands of Torino, for a race for fourth place that is becoming more and more a chimera for Leao and his companions. Inter, on the other hand, won and hoisted themselves to the first place in the standings while waiting for Napoli committed in Como tomorrow.
That is, assuming the matches are played tomorrow. There is, in fact, a sword of Damocles hanging over the head of Sunday’s Serie A day. Of course just thinking about it gives us anguish, but the reference is to the possible departure of the Holy Father.
Papa Francesco ricoverato al Gemelli: le sue condizioni
Pope Francis has been hospitalized for over a week at Gemelli Hospital for bilateral pneumonia but the official bulletin issued today by the Holy See has thrown all the faithful into despair. “The Holy Father’s condition continues to be critical so the Pope is not out of danger as explained yesterday,” reads the bulletin, which then goes into detail about the condition.
Papa Francesco ricoverato al Gemelli: le sue condizioni (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
“This morning Pope Francis presented with an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude that required administration at high oxygen flows,” it reads. “Hemotransfusions” were necessary for the Holy Father as “blood tests revealed plateletopenia associated with anemia. The prognosis is therefore reserved.”
It is necessary to sustain how the Holy Father also spent the day today in his armchair although more suffering than yesterday. Needless to say, the faithful from all over the world gathered in prayer hoping of course that the situation will improve soon, also relying on Pope John Paul II, whose statue stands in front of the Polyclinic.
Nonetheless, it is possible that urgent action may have to be taken in case of a tragic event. And so all Sunday matches could be postponed as a sign of mourning and respect for the Holy Father. A path that the League might decide not to take, perhaps postponing only Roma-Monza for reasons of public order, given the possible influx of faithful into the city.
Serie A, il possibile rinvio: il precedente
It should be remembered, however, that in a similar situation in 2005, the Serie A League decided to postpone the matches scheduled for the following day. Pope John Paul II passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005, at 9:37 p.m., and the highest body in Italian soccer decided to impose the halt on A and B matches scheduled for April 3. A decision made overnight, with the matches then played on April 20.
Serie A, il possibile rinvio: il precedente (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
Of course, a similar measure could be taken in conjunction with the next day’s match, should the Holy Father pass away close to the round itself. Yeah, but when could the round of the Scudetto match between Napoli and Inter possibly be postponed? With the calendar clogged, it would even come down to the end of the season, past the 38th.
Of course, we hope that this scenario does not happen: it would mean that the Holy Father’s condition would be gradually improving and heading toward a full recovery. In the Holy Year, that would certainly be the most wonderful news for all the Catholic faithful.
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